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United States v. Rite Aid Corporation, 2:12-cv-1699-KJM-EFB. (2019)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20191106a45 Visitors: 11
Filed: Nov. 04, 2019
Latest Update: Nov. 04, 2019
Summary: ORDER AFTER HEARING EDMUND F. BRENNAN , Magistrate Judge . This case was before the court on October 30, 2019, for hearing on plaintiff-intervenor State of California's motion to compel defendant Rite Aid Corporation to provide further responses to California's Request for Production of Documents ("RPD") numbers 17-38 (ECF No. 249) and defendant Rite Aid's motion for an extension of time to provide responses to California's discovery requests and to comply with the court's July 2, 2019 orde
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ORDER AFTER HEARING

This case was before the court on October 30, 2019, for hearing on plaintiff-intervenor State of California's motion to compel defendant Rite Aid Corporation to provide further responses to California's Request for Production of Documents ("RPD") numbers 17-38 (ECF No. 249) and defendant Rite Aid's motion for an extension of time to provide responses to California's discovery requests and to comply with the court's July 2, 2019 order (ECF No. 250). California Deputy Attorneys General Emmanuel Salazar and Bernice Yew appeared on behalf of California. Attorney Benjamin Smith appeared on behalf of Rite Aid.

As discussed at the hearing, Rite Aid has produced some, but not all, of the documents responsive to California's RPD Nos. 17-38. With respect to those that have been produced, Rite Aid's production does not allow for California to determine, with reasonable effort, which documents are responsive to each specific request. Accordingly, Rite Aid must supplement its discovery responses to identify which documents are responsive to each of the requests in California's Requests for Production of Documents, Set 7 (i.e., RPD Nos. 17-38). See City of Colton v. Am. Promotional Events, Inc., 227 F.R.D. 578, 584-85 (C.D. Cal. 2011) ("[A] party exercising Rule 34's option to produce records as they are kept in the usual course of business should organize the documents in such a manner that the requesting party may obtain, with reasonable effort, the documents responsive to their requests . . . . The standard this Court will use in determining what is required will be whether the production allows the requesting party to reasonably determine what documents are responsive to its requests. If it does, the production complies with Rule 34(b)(2)(E)(i)"); E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Cantine Rallo, S.p.A., 2006 WL 2583672, at * 2 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2006) ("Despite Defendant's representation that it has produced 1026 pages of documents, each grouping of which has been neatly labeled to designate the category of documents at issue, it is reasonable for Plaintiff to request a supplemental response which enables them to determine which documents are responsive to each request."). It must do the same for the documents it produced in response to California's RPD Nos. 1, 2, 15, 16, which were the subject of the July 2, 2019 order—the order that Rite Aid currently seeks an extension of time to comply with. See ECF Nos. 225, 250.

Accordingly, for these reasons, and for the additional reasons stated on the record, it is hereby ORDERED that California's motion to compel (ECF No. 249) and Rite Aid's request for an extension of time (ECF No. 250) are granted as follows:

1. Rite Aid shall produce all documents responsive to California's RPD Nos. 17-38 by no later than November 25, 2019.

2. The deadline for Rite Aid to comply with the court's July 2, 2019 order, including its requirement that Ride Aid produce all "patient medication profiles," is extended to November 25, 2019.

3. By no later than November 25, 2019, Rite Aid shall also provide a supplemental response to California's RPD Nos. 1, 2, 15, 16, and 18-38 that identifies which documents are responsive to each request.

4. The scheduling dates related to Rite Aid's eleventh affirmative defense, as set forth in the court's September 30, 2019 order (see ECF No. 244 at 7-8), are modified as follows:

Event New Deadline Rite Aid Corporation's production November 25, 2019 of documents responsive to RFP Set No. 7 Parties' stipulation, if agreed upon, December 13, 2019 to amend the named defendant with relation back (including removal of Rite Aid Corporation from pleadings) Plaintiffs' motion to amend the January 2, 2020 pleadings (if necessary following Parties' inability to stipulate) Defendant's opposition to motion February 10, 2020 to amend Plaintiffs' reply re motion to February 24, 2020 amend Hearing on Plaintiffs' motion to amend the TBD1 pleadings

So Ordered.

FootNotes


1. All other scheduling dates set forth in the court's September 30, 2019 order remain in place.
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